A vaudeville act staying at a hotel is forced to work in a hotel in order to avoid bankruptcy.A vaudeville act staying at a hotel is forced to work in a hotel in order to avoid bankruptcy.A vaudeville act staying at a hotel is forced to work in a hotel in order to avoid bankruptcy.
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Jack Goode
- Walter Brown
- (as Jack Good)
The Girlfriend Trio
- Singing Trio
- (as Girl Friends)
Jimmie Fox
- Stooge
- (uncredited)
Leo A. Kennedy
- Mr. Dora
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Mudge
- Mrs. Dora
- (uncredited)
Charles Senna
- Stooge
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of the musical numbers in this film is "Whistle While You Work," an unpublished song by Harold Spina (music) and Johnny Burke (lyrics) bearing no resemblance to the hit song from the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
- SoundtracksThat's All There Is, There Isn't Any More
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Spina
Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Performed by Lillian Miles, Jack Goode, The Girlfriend Trio (as the Girlfriends), Shemp Howard (as Shemp Howard and His Stooges) and ensemble
Featured review
Five Stooges is a lot less funny than Three!
"The Knife of the Party" is a painfully unfunny short film with almost nothing to recommend it. The only thing worth seeing, perhaps, is to see Shemp Howard with his own versions of the Three Stooges. This is fascinating because Shemp was one of the original Stooges but quit and was replaced by his brother, Curly, when the team went to Hollywood. Then, on stage, Shemp created a new Stooge act--and this film is apparently the only appearance of these faux Stooges. It's odd because Shemp acts in the Moe role and there are FIVE not three of the Stooges. But they also aren't the least bit funny and do some of the usual Stooge antics (such as slapping) but in an unfunny way.
As for the rest of the film, it's an unfunny comedy set in a hotel. It's full of singing (one of the songs is actually enjoyable, the rest aren't). Overall, it's not the least bit entertaining nor funny--as this Van Buren offering is terribly written and just bad.
As for the rest of the film, it's an unfunny comedy set in a hotel. It's full of singing (one of the songs is actually enjoyable, the rest aren't). Overall, it's not the least bit entertaining nor funny--as this Van Buren offering is terribly written and just bad.
- planktonrules
- May 11, 2015
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- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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